Rivals turned colleagues: USWNT head coach Emma Hayes set to add former Aston Villa boss Carla Ward to coaching staff for Olympic Games

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Ameé Ruszkai

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Carla Ward, the former Aston Villa boss, is poised to join Emma Hayes, the head coach of the United States women’s national team, as part of her staff for the Olympic Games.

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In May, Ward departed from Aston Villa.
I established a friendship with Hayes during my time in the WSL.
Now prepared to join the staff of the USWNT for the Olympics.

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